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Lot 6
Badri Narayan (1929 - 2013)
Estimate : 1,75,000 - 2,25,000
Object Title:
Untitled - Glazed Ceramic Plates (set of two)
Medium:
Glazed Ceramic
Signature:
Initialled in Devanagari and inscribed ‘Hexamar / Studio / Bombay - 26’ on reverse
Object Title :
Untitled - Glazed Ceramic Plates (set of two)
Dimension:
Diameter (each): 6.75 in. / 17.2 cm.
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Born in 1929 in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Badri Narayan was a self taught artist and began his career in ceramics before moving to ink, pastels and watercolour. Over the span of 45 years, he engaged with art as an artist, teacher and author. In the 1960s, Badri Narayan worked with Hexamar Studio (formerly Vitrum Studio) founded by Simon Lifschutz, a Jew of Polish origin, and a refugee in India during the Second World War. At Hexamar, Narayan created paintings with ceramic glaze applied on tiles. He believed in the two dimensions of works, where each line was contemplative and calculated. Badri Narayan’s works offered a deep dive into human consciousness without any dramatic interjections and declarations. The artists found inspiration in Byzantine portraiture, Ajanta Murals and Pahari miniatures. This resulted in intricate and simple works that offered a very genuine and deep portrayal of Indian mythology and the daily life around him.

In addition to working with diverse mediums and platforms, Badri Narayan also wrote short stories and illustrated children’s books. In many ways these ceramic plates take us back to his original medium of choice, and combine that with his love for narration and illustration. These cats are drawn with a childlike delight, giving the perception of having been sketched on by a child itself, with their flat eyes and body, filling them with multi coloured geometric patterns from head to tail.

Narayan has had over fifty national and international shows and his works are in several permanent collections, including the National Gallery of Modern Art and National Museum in New Delhi. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1987 and the Maharashtra Gaurav Puruskar in 1990.

Badri Narayan passed away in 2013 in Bangalore.

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Blue cat - The colours of the original are slightly brighter, especially the blues on the body, than the catalogue illustration. Minor stains on the edges of the work, visible in catalogue illustration. Minor chipping on the lower edge. Overall fair condition. Brown cat - The colours of the original are much brighter than the catalogue illustration, especially the pinks and browns. Very fine diagonal crack running from the center of the plate to the cat’s hind leg. Minor staining around the crack. Overall fair condition.
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